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The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time (23:30 UTC) on 2 September 2018. [5] [6] [7] Although some items were saved, it is believed that 92.5% of its archive of 20 million items was destroyed in the fire as around 1.5 million items were stored in a separate building and were not damaged.
One of Latin America's most important museums was gutted by the Sunday night blaze
A fire last month destroyed the vast majority of the collection and triggered an outcry about how Brazil's cultural institutions have deteriorated during an era of a weak economy and deep ...
The fire that destroyed the National Museum began in the air-conditioning equipment of auditorium on the ground floor. One of the three devices did not have external grounding, there was no individual circuit breaker for each of them and a wire was without insulation in contact with metal.
The National Museum of Brazil collections included an exhibition of fossils. [ 1 ] The current status of the collection is unknown after the fire that destroyed the museum in September 2018.
Video from inside the Mueseo Nacional in Rio de Janeiro shows the mass destruction the fire caused on Sunday. Video shows the aftermath of Brazil museum fire, with almost nothing left but an ...
The National Museum of Brazil collections include an exhibition of mummies from South American and Egyptian civilizations. [ 1 ] The current status of the collection is unknown after the fire that destroyed the museum in 2018.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's national museum said Tuesday it has recovered 200 pieces from its Egypt collection after a devastating fire last September. The collection had 700 pieces and was ...